Episiotomy and vaginal trauma

Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 307-321

  Scott, John R ^a,b  

^a Woman's Clinic   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILDBIRTH; EPISIOTOMY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FECES INCONTINENCE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LACERATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STAFF; PELVIS FLOOR; PERINEUM; PERINEUM INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPHINCTER; UNITED STATES; VAGINA DISEASE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PERINEUM; PREGNANCY; VAGINA;

EID: 19344366979     PISSN: 08898545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ogc.2004.12.001     Document Type: Review

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